At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.

Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.

This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.

Visit on a Sunday morning to see some killer tricks.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.